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The Amber Senior Living

365 SW BEL AIR DRIVE, Clatskanie, OR 97016 · Assisted living · 40 licensed beds · Open

27 abuse/neglect finding(s) on record61 state violations on recordMemory care (state Memory Care Community endorsement)Accepts Medicaid
Memory care / secured dementia unit (per state licensing)

The state licensing record lists a memory-care or dementia unit here. Memory care almost always costs more than standard assisted living — ask about the secured-unit status, the dementia-trained staffing ratio (day and overnight), and the memory-care price premium over standard assisted living.

What the licence record says about this community

Oregon licence type
Assisted living. One of 240 in Oregon with this licence.
Licensed beds
40 — a mid-size community — the size most families picture as assisted living. Smaller than 61% of licensed communities in Oregon (state median 49).
Choices in this town
The only one in Clatskanie in the state’s roster.

State inspection record

Assisted living is licensed and inspected by the state, not by Medicare/Medicaid — so there is no federal 5-star rating. Below is this community’s record from the state licensing agency.

61 findings from state inspections, most recent first.

  • Licensing Violation9/27/2020 · 00104670-AP-079854
    Failed to provide safe environment
  • Licensing Violation9/27/2020 · OR0002662702
    Failed to provide safe environment
  • Licensing Violation9/27/2020 · OR0002662704
    Failed to assure resident was safe
  • Licensing Violation9/22/2015 · ST152908
    Failed to provide medical treatment as ordered
  • Licensing Violation8/31/2015 · OR0000998000
    Failed to provide proper food/nutrition
  • Licensing Violation8/31/2015 · OR0000998003
    Failed to provide or assist with hygiene
  • Abuse: Neglect8/24/2015 · ST152567
    Failed to adequately care plan related to falls
  • Abuse: Neglect8/15/2011 · ST117758
    Failed to intervene when resident's condition changed
  • Licensing Violation8/13/2015 · ST152484
    Failed to provide service
  • Abuse: Neglect8/04/2020 · 00096074-AP-072697
    Failed to properly plan care
  • Abuse: Financial abuse8/01/2018 · 00011682AP-008392
    Failed to protect resident from financial exploitation
  • Licensing Violation8/01/2018 · SR19136
    Failed to report potential or suspected abuse
  • Abuse: Neglect7/10/2014 · ST147699
    Failed to follow care plan
  • Abuse: Neglect6/28/2014 · ST148524
    Failed to adequately care plan related to falls
  • Licensing Violation6/18/2018 · OR0001526700
    Failed to provide appropriate housekeeping services
  • Licensing Violation6/18/2018 · OR0001526701
    Failed to provide appropriate housekeeping services
  • Licensing Violation6/18/2018 · OR0001526702
    Failed to properly plan care
  • Licensing Violation6/18/2018 · OR0001526705
    Failed to provide or assist with hygiene
  • Licensing Violation6/18/2018 · OR0001526706
    Falsified records
  • Licensing Violation6/14/2018 · SR18078
    Failed to report potential or suspected abuse
  • Abuse: Neglect6/14/2018 · ST188626
    Failed to provide or assist with hygiene
  • Licensing Violation6/11/2018 · SR18070
    Failed to report potential or suspected abuse
  • Licensing Violation6/11/2018 · ST188573A
    Failed to assure timely medical treatment
  • Abuse: Neglect6/11/2018 · ST188573B
    Failed to provide or assist with hygiene
  • Licensing Violation6/07/2013 · ST133687
    Failed to address resident's behavior
  • Abuse: Neglect6/05/2010 · ST104783
    Failed to assure resident was safe
  • Abuse: Neglect5/02/2016 · CO16148
    Failed to provide safe environment
  • Licensing Violation4/19/2016 · ST165581
    Failed to provide a safe medication administration system
  • Abuse: Financial abuse4/02/2014 · ST146594
    Failed to provide safe environment
  • Licensing Violation3/23/2016 · OR0001081700
    Falsified records
  • Licensing Violation3/19/2018 · ST186812
    Failed to provide safe environment
  • Abuse: Neglect3/15/2012 · ST129505
    Failed to provide safe environment
  • Licensing Violation3/07/2016 · ST164892
    Failed to provide a safe medication administration system
  • Licensing Violation3/03/2016 · OR0001071200
    Failed to properly plan care
  • Licensing Violation2/26/2018 · ST186376
    Failed to provide safe environment
  • Abuse: Neglect2/25/2017 · ST179957
    Failed to provide a safe medication administration system
  • Abuse: Neglect2/20/2010 · ST103593
    Failed to intervene when resident's condition changed
  • Abuse: Neglect2/16/2026 · 00458081-AP-410244
    Failed to provide safe environment
  • Licensing Violation2/04/2016 · ST165267
    Failed to assure resident rights
  • Abuse: Neglect2/01/2016 · ST164458
    Failed to follow care plan
  • Abuse: Neglect2/01/2016 · ST164468
    Failed to provide a safe medication administration system
  • Abuse: Neglect12/23/2015 · ST154020
    Failed to have medication available
  • Licensing Violation12/21/2021 · OR0003361300
    Failed to provide appropriate staffing
  • Licensing Violation12/21/2021 · OR0003361302
    Failed to provide safe environment
  • Abuse: Neglect12/17/2021 · 00175244-AP-139150
    Failed to assure timely medical treatment
  • Licensing Violation12/11/2020 · OR0002761200
    Failed to provide a therapeutic diet
  • Abuse: Neglect12/07/2021 · 00174958-AP-138931
    Failed to follow care plan
  • Licensing Violation12/02/2015 · OR0001034701
    Failed to provide a safe medication administration system
  • Licensing Violation12/02/2015 · OR0001034702
    Failure to provide a system that prevents theft or misuse of medication
  • Licensing Violation11/24/2015 · ST153728
    Failed to provide a safe medication administration system
  • Licensing Violation11/02/2020 · OR0002715800
    Failed to assure resident rights
  • Licensing Violation11/02/2020 · OR0002715801
    Failed to assure resident rights
  • Licensing Violation10/31/2017 · ST174214
    Failed to provide or assist with hygiene
  • Abuse: Neglect10/24/2018 · ST180858
    Failure to provide a system that prevents theft or misuse of medication
  • Licensing Violation10/18/2010 · ST105508
    Failed to provide safe environment
  • Abuse: Neglect10/13/2015 · ST153851
    Failed to follow care plan
  • Abuse: Neglect10/13/2015 · ST153897
    Failed to provide appropriate skin care
  • Abuse: Neglect1/26/2015 · ST150041
    Failed to follow care plan
  • Abuse: Neglect1/20/2021 · 00121165-AP-094018
    Failed to protect resident from mental or emotional abuse
  • Abuse: Neglect1/16/2012 · ST128960
    Failed to provide safe environment
  • Abuse: Neglect1/13/2015 · ST150236
    Failed to adequately care plan related to falls

Inspections

5 state inspections on record, citing 21 deficiencies in total.

What it costs around here

Typical monthly cost in Oregon
$6,875/mo
Assisted living
$8,075/mo
Memory care†our estimate — not surveyed

Median private-pay cost, CareScout (Genworth) 2025 Cost of Care Survey — a regional midpoint, not any single community’s rate. Private rooms and higher care levels cost more; ask for a current quote. Project your own in the cost-of-care planner.

† Memory care is our estimate, not survey data: CareScout does not survey memory care, so we take the assisted-living median for the state and add $1,200/month — the typical secured-dementia-unit premium. It is a planning figure with no state-level detail behind it, and real memory-care pricing varies far more than that. Treat it as a starting point and ask the community for its own memory-care rate.

Estimated cost range · regional

In Oregon, assisted living typically runs about $5,500–$8,250/month.

This is a regional estimate modeled from published survey data (the CareScout/Genworth state median, ±20%) — not this community’s actual price, which it sets privately. Ask the community for its current all-in monthly rate and what each care level adds.

Does this community take Medicaid?

Yes — Oregon’s licensing record lists this community as accepting Medicaid. That is not the same as having a Medicaid place open now: ask whether one is available today, and what happens if a resident’s savings run out later.

Oregon Medicaid helps pay for assisted living only in limited circumstances. A waiver pays for care, never for room and board. Which Oregon waivers, waitlists and how to apply →

Cost

Assisted-living and memory-care prices are set by each community and not publicly disclosed — no state or federal source publishes them, and the “starting at” figures on referral sites are estimates, not this community’s real rate. Ask the community directly for its current monthly price and what it includes (base rent versus care-level add-ons and memory-care premiums).

Worried about someone here? How to report it

If you have seen something that concerns you — neglect, an injury, medication problems, or a resident who seems afraid — you do not need proof to report it. Reporting is what triggers an inspection, and inspections are what put a record on this page in the first place.

  • The state licensing agency — Oregon licenses this community and is the body that can inspect it and act on a complaint. Complaints can usually be made anonymously.
  • Your Long-Term Care Ombudsman — free, independent, and works for the resident, not the state or the company. They will visit and advocate. Find yours via the Eldercare Locator at 1-800-677-1116 or theconsumervoice.org/get_help ↗.
  • Adult Protective Services — for suspected abuse, neglect or financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult. The Eldercare Locator above routes you to your local APS office.
  • If someone is in immediate danger, call 911 first. Report to the agencies above afterwards — the two are separate, and one does not do the job of the other.

We are a data site, not a regulator: we cannot investigate or intervene, and there is no point reporting it to us. The three routes above are the ones with actual power.

Location & what’s nearby

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Hospital
PEACEHEALTH ST JOHN MEDICAL CENTER12.9 mi
★★★★ 4/5 CMS · Emergency dept. usually open 24/7 · ER 24/7
Urgent care / clinic
Clatskanie Family Medical Clinic<0.1 mi
401 SW Bel Air Dr · (503) 728-5111 · Call to confirm hours
Pharmacy
Hi-School Pharmacy<0.1 mi
400 W Columbia River Hwy · (503) 728-2101 · Call to confirm hours
Grocery
Safeway0.1 mi
401 W Columbia River Hwy · (503) 728-2490 · Call to confirm hours
Park
Beaver Boat Ramp and Park0.2 mi
350 W Columbia River Hwy · (503) 397-2353 · Typically dawn to dusk
Place of worship
The Nehalem Street Meeting Place0.2 mi
290 S Nehalem St · (360) 270-8701

Nearest of each type, straight-line distance. Hospitals come from the CMS Hospital General Information registry; everything else from Overture Maps (public data). Hospital and park hours are typical — call ahead to confirm.

Source: Oregon DHS Office of Licensing & Regulatory Oversight (public record), last pulled from the state 2026-07-15.

What to do next

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